Although it’s typically used to describe a person’s sexual orientation.' Someone that does not fit into any of the preconceived notions of sexuality. defines it as : 'Genderqueer is a gender identity that’s built around the term “queer.” To be queer is to exist in a way that may not align with heterosexual or homosexual norms. Some of the entries are sexual orientations such as Genderqueer. If we look at this list from a different perspective, we can see it encompasses many sexual orientations, which is as diverse as all of the people on the planet. Looking at the rest of the list it is clear there are only two specific genders Male and Female. So this and Polygender are both nonsense. It is not likely that a person will feel like a man and a woman at some time. The Pangender designation means they feel like all genders at the same time. A poly gender person feels like they are many genders - usually, more than three as there are specific terms for two and three gendered persons. Such as Pandemic disease a disease that is in the entire population. We will now look at the Pan/Poly Gender persons. Many of these people will present as either male or female. Intersex does refer to those born with Klienfetters Syndrome having an extra X or Y chromosome. Whether it is done by Klienfetters syndrome or through other means such as surgery and hormone blockers the underlying biology will be male or female. So far the list of genders has been reduced by 14. The abbreviated form of Cisgender is Cis and accounts for five more entries on the list. The term Cisgender in FB accounts five genders: Cisgender, Cisgender Female, Cisgender Male, Cisgender Man, Cisgender Woman. Neutrois is a new word created by the Trans community. Gender Neutral and Gender Neutrois mean the same thing. Merely putting an asterisk in the name does not create a new gender.

If she stops taking male hormones, she will revert to her natural form of a female.Īnother part of the list is equally misleading 'Trans*person and Trans person.' Neither of these are a gender. No matter the surgeries or hormones replacement therapies.

They are referring to a woman in transition to being a man. Female to Male, F2M, Trans man, Trans male these four genders are the same thing. Here is a sampling from the list to make the point. Many are repeats of the two established genders. The list of genders on Facebook boils down to two genders. An important word in this definition is Identify. The DSM5 defines Gender dysphoria: it involves a conflict between a person's physical or assigned gender and the gender with which he/she/they identify. It is incredible that any respectable news organization would act as an enabler for a mental health condition. While reviewing 'The Telegraph,' an article on Facebook's 71 gender options for the UK users came to my attention.

Facebook 51 genders